In a perfect world, the Braves would have an easy solution to getting both Drake Baldwin and Sean Murphy into the lineup on a nightly basis. It would surely help the team’s overall offensive production as approach. But such is life, you can only play one catcher, and short of bumping Marcell Ozuna out of … Read more
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there’s a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play. As far as heralded accomplishments that can be achieved in one contest, … Read more
Drives are a lot of fun to hit! But unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that we should hit a drive on every third shot. There are some situations where the drive is the most effective third shot option, and others where the drop is the most effective option. Here is how you can determine whether you … Read more
We all know how bad Robert Sanchez is and we are all angry and completely puzzled as to why the manager keeps picking him, and why the club have not already replaced him with a top new number one. This is probably THE worst situation and THE most baffling one at our club right now, … Read more
Going into the offseason, outfield was a clear need for the Royals. They made a few rumored bids to improve their outfield situation, but nothing really came to fruition. As a result, according to FanGraphs’ depth charts Hunter Renfroe is once again slated to get about half of the plate appearances in right field in … Read more
Pace doesn’t phase strong players. That is a universal truth in pickleball. The stronger your opponents, the less likely it is that you will beat them simply by hitting hard, which means that you’ll need to beat them using placement. If you’re hitting an overhead, and your opponents are pinned at the baseline, they won’t … Read more
Pace doesn’t phase strong players. That is a universal truth in pickleball. The stronger your opponents, the less likely it is that you will beat them simply by hitting hard, which means that you’ll need to beat them using placement. If you’re hitting an overhead, and your opponents are pinned at the baseline, they won’t … Read more
The Kansas City Royals got some good news this week concerning their franchise cornerstone Bobby Witt Jr. After getting hit by a pitch in Spring Training, X-Rays revealed the All-Star shortstop doesn’t have any fractures in his arm. While it isn’t clear when he’ll return to action, Royals manager Matt Quatraro will be anxious to … Read more
When you’re hitting a third shot drop, you usually have three options for where you can hit the ball: down the line, middle, or cross court. Each location has a different strategy behind it. Down the line drops are typically the highest risk because you’re hitting over the high part of the net and have … Read more
Rhett Pitlick has played well in his first season with Minnesota State (photo: Abby Santos). As the holiday break descends upon us, there is one thing that has stood out above all others: Minnesota State is the real deal. This isn’t a particularly “hot take,” in fact, one might argue that it’s the most obvious … Read more